With 5 UK players leaving and 2 graduating, meet the newest Cats

With all 5 Kentucky underclassmen announcing their intentions to enter the 2012 NBA draft (NBA is going to be SICK next year) and Eloy Vargas and Darius Miller both graduating, there is now a giant hole in the UK lineup.

Should we be worried? I don’t think so. With Nerlens Noel (projected to be the 3rd player taken in the 2013 NBA draft according to NBADraft.net), Alex Poythress (projected to be the 8th player taken in the 2013 NBA draft), Archie Goodwin and Willie Cauley coming in, and with N.C. State transfer Ryan Harrow (projected to go 20th in the 2013 NBA draf) finally eligible, the Cats have reloaded with another roster full of NBA talent.

Add in Kyle Wiltjer who seems to get better every game and will have an entire offseason to gain muscle, and Jon Hood, who at one time was a highly touted recruit, UK should find itself with another talented team capable of contending for a championship.